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Following is a translation of the <i>Fanmi Lavalas</i> press
release in Kreyol on the brutal attack by the Haitian police against
demonstrators this past Saturday, September 30th, 2017, the 26th
anniversary of the bloody coup d'etat in 1991. Over 5,000 people
were killed during the coup period by the Haitian military and its
affiliated FRAPH death squad.<br>
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<p>Similar to the events of 26 years ago, witnesses report
a vehicle with ID #1-0062 from the BOID Haitian police
unit brought officers who unprovoked started shooting
directly into the crowd. It was about 3:00 p.m.; the
demonstration was making its way back from Petionville
to Port-au-Prince. Many were injured by the gunfire.
Demonstrators trying to leave the area were attacked
with tear gas by another unit of the Haitian police
reportedly wearing blue and creme-colored uniform.
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<p>A demonstrator was observed being savagely beaten by a
BOID policeman at about 3:30 p.m. in the area of
Pont-Morin in Port-au-Prince before being taken away in
a police car. Witnesses state that in addition to the
above, this was another of many such unprovoked brutal
attacks against peaceful protestors by the UN-trained
and supervised Haitian police.
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<p>Today is day one of the two-day general strike for this
week.<br>
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FANMI LAVALAS Press Release - September 30, 2017<br>
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September 30, 1991, September 30, 2017, 26 years have
passed but the Haitian people have not forgotten and
continue to show their attachment to President Aristide.<br>
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<i>Fanmi Lavalas</i> congratulates the hundreds of
thousands of people who took to the streets in protest
on September 30, 2017, to say no to political crime,
economic crime, social crime that the coup d'etat
government of the accused money-launderer are committing
against the population. 26 years later, people are
determined more than ever to confront the repressive
forces that are exploiting and brutalizing them. From
St. Jean Bosco church, through La Saline, St. Martin,
Belair, up to Petionville, and Champs-de-Mars,
demonstrators repeatedly demanded the resignation of the
accused money-launderer.<br>
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Today again, the police are out to assassinate
demonstrators, shooting directly at people, using tear
gas and liquid skin irritant against protestors. Many
were illegally arrested. The <i>Fanmi Lavalas</i>
Political Organization condemns the violence and savage
repression conducted by the police against demonstrators
and demands the immediate liberation of all the people
who were arrested.<br>
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The struggle will not stop. <i>Fanmi Lavalas</i>
supports the call for a general strike on Monday October
2nd and Tuesday October 3rd. The system must be
overturned. General mobilization everywhere in the
country in whatever form. We Will Not Obey.<br>
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Alone we are weak,<br>
Together we are strong,<br>
All together we are <i>Lavalas</i>.<br>
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Executive Committee of <i>Fanmi Lavalas </i> <br>
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